Word: modem
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...While in regards to everyday voice chatting this is not too inconvenient, the problem is horrendous with the introduction of the computer modem," said Osterberg...
...When a modem is operated over a conventional telephone line, no outside calls can get through...
...famous electronic town meetings. That night, before a television audience Murphy Brown would die for, he lays out the nation's precarious economic situation and the stark choices the U.S. confronts. Even before his presentation is over, the returns begin to pour in -- by telephone, fax, computer modem, videophone and two-way interactive cable TV. By morning, the will of the American people is clear: they have decided to cut back on Social Security payments, further slash military spending and raise their own taxes...
...week, beamed to her via the satellite dish in her yard, and keeps in touch with her professors through her computer's electronic bulletin board. "I want to integrate the use of technology in rural areas," says Lerner, who expects to get her degree in two years. "With a modem we can be connected to the rest of the world. With interactive video, we can offer opportunities that people in these areas don't ordinarily have...
...Network connection offers a much wider variety of resources, and students can download faster through the network than through a modem," said Gary R. Holmes, manager for HSDN and network planning information...